Problem Statement: Explore time and memory in your photographs by using a fast shutter speed to freeze movement and a slow shutter speed to blur movement.
TECHNICALLY, shutter speed controls how long the shutter is open - how much LIGHT gets in (measured in fractions of a second) CREATIVELY, shutter speed allows you to capture a sense of MOVEMENT or MOTION in your photos
Sketchbook Assignment
FIRST, draw an illustration of your shutter speed dial and label the following creative settings: 1/4 good for blurring slow-moving people or water 1/25 blurring fast moving bikes or cars 1/60 must use a tripod if shutter is this or lower 1/250 freezing slow moving animals or people walking 1/1000 freezing fast moving trains or birds in flight B allows you to manually keep the shutter open while your finger is depressing the shutter release NEXT, find 2 magazine images to include in your sketchbook, one for each of the following: -frozen action (~1000) -blurred action (~30) -panning (~30) (opt.) Analyze the photos by writing down the following for each: 1. What do you think the shutter speed settings are? (look at the chart above) 2. What principle of composition does the photo illustrate? 3. Write a sentence stating how the photographer's choice shutter speed contributes to the overall success of the photo.
EXAMPLES
1. 1/1000 of a second 2. Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines 3. The fast shutter speed freezes the trail of water to create a sense of movement diagonally across the photo as well as allowing the viewer to see the detail one couldn't normally see in the water drops.
1. 1/30 of a second 2. Frame within a Frame 3. A slow shutter speed with a tripod captures the movement of the person passing by while keeping the architectural elements in detail.